Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010

Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010

To determine previous exposure and incidence of rickettsial infections in western Kenya during 2007–2010, we conducted hospital-based surveillance. Antibodies against rickettsiae were detected in 57.4% of previously collected serum samples. In a 2008–2010 prospective study, Rickettsia felis DNA was...

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Main Authors: Maina, Alice N., Knobel, Darryn L., Jiang, Ju, Halliday, Jo, Feikin, Daniel R., Cleaveland, Sarah, Ng’ang’a, Zipporah, Junghae, Muthoni, Breiman, Robert F., Richards, Allen L., Njenga, M. Kariuki
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310467/

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